PTO/SB/08a (08-03)
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DEUTSCH Mordechai et al
1797
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PTO/SB/08a (08-03)
Approved for use tliroiigh 07/31/2006. OMB 0651-0031
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office; U.S. Db;PARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995, no persons are required to respond to a collection of iiiformatioii imless it coiitaiiis a valid OMB control iiuniber.
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INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
STATEMENT BY APPLICANT
(use as many sheets as necessary)
Complete if Known
Application Number
10/561,839
Filing Date
June 05, 2006
First Named Inventor
DEUTSCH Mordechai et al
Group Art Unit
1797
Examiner Name
EDWARDS Lydia E.
Sheet
2 Of 2
Attorney Docket Number
30024
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Official Action Dated 22 December 20 10 From the US Patent and Trademark
Office Re.: AppUcation No. 1 1/883,028.
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Proceeding Further With the European Patent Application Pursuant to Rule 70(2)
EPC Dated 10 November 2009 From the European Patent Office Re. Application
No. 04745001.0.
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Response Dated 02 January 201 1 to Proceeding Further With the European Patent
Application Pursuant to Rule 70(2) EPC of 10 November 2009 From the European
Patent Office Re. Application No. 04745001.0.
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Enter Office that issued the document, by the two-letter code (WIPO Standard ST.3).
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For Japanese patent documents, the indication of the year of the reign of the Emperor must precede the serial number of the patent document.
^ Kind of document by the appropriate symbols as indicated on the document under WIPO Standard ST. 16 if possible.
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Tliis collection of information is required by 37 CFR 1 .97 and 1 .98. The information is required to obtain or retain a benefit by the public which is to file (and by the USPTO to
process) an application. Confidentiality is governed by 35 U.S.C. 122 and 37 CFR 1.14. this collection is estimated to take 2 hours to complete, including gathering, preparing, and
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Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. DO NOT SEND FEES OR COMPLETED FORMS TO THIS ADDRESS. SEND TO: Commissioner for Patents, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria, VA
22313-1450
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